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PHL exports 35 metric tons of black rice to Dubai VOL. 2, No. 313
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After 40 years, the Philippines will again export rice, initially comprising 35 metric tons of aromatic, long-grain and organic black rice for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, a report from the Department of Agriculture Information Service said.
KORONADAL City––Organic black rice from Region 12 has found its way to the markets of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong, officials said. The Don Bosco Multi-Purpose Cooperative, based in M’lang, North Cotabato, produced the premium colored rice shipped abroad with the help of the Department of Agriculture (DA). The first shipment to Dubai involving 15 metric tons took place last May 6 and the second batch of three MT was shipped out on May 15, a statement from the DA regional office here said.
Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, who led the ceremonial send-off at the Manila Harbor Center recently, said the event was historic as it ushered in a new era in the country’s rice industry and the agriculture sector, in general. “Ang okasyong ito ay makasaysayan at patunay lamang na kayang-kaya ng ating mga magsasaka na maka-ani at maka-export ng
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MALAYBALAY City––When novelist Dan Brown published his “The Da Vinci Code” some sectors of the Catholic Church wanted to have him crucified for blasphemy. The Church mobilized hundreds of faithful in rallies against the book which contains unflattering historical facts about the roots of Christianity and its early leaders, including the supposed first pope, Saint Peter. h . marcos c . mordeno
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GENERAL Santos City––The daily rotational brownouts here and parts of nearby South Cotabato and Sarangani provinces were seen to end in July with the deployment of leased diesel-fed modular generator sets in the area. Engr. Rodolfo Ocat, South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative (Socoteco II) general manager, said they are currently working on the lease contract for the installation and operationalization of the modular generators, which were projected to further ease, if not totally erase, the area’s current power deficit of 10 to 12 megawatts (MW). allen estabillo
kalidad na bigas patungong ibang bansa (This occasion is historic ang indeed proves that Filipino farmers can produce and export quality rice to other countries),” Alcala said. As the country is set to achieve rice sufficiency by end of this year, he said it is prudent to start eyeing the export market, particularly for fancy or aromatic, FULL STORY on page 2
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ZAMBOANGA City––Suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits have freed the social worker they seized two days ago in the municipality of Ungkaya Pukan, Basilan province, a police official said. Senior Supt. Mario Dapilloza, Basilan police director, said the victim, Jenelyn Entera, was freed at around 7:30 p.m. Thursday in Barangay Marang in Sumisip town. Entera is in charge of the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Ungkaya Pukan town. She was freed following successful negotiations initiated by the Crisis Management Committee headed by Basilan Vice Governor Alrasheed Sakkalahul, Dapilloza said.
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Nacionalista Party Sen. Manny Villar and Senator-elect Cynthia Villar check the school chair, a finish product of the newly-launched Waste Plastic Recycling Factory located
Villar launches first plastic recycling factory in Manila Senator-elect Cynthia Villar wasted no time in fulfilling her promise of creating livelihood to the poor, while protecting the environment. She, together with Las Pinas Rep. Mark Villar and Sen. Manny Villar, recently inaugurated the first Waste Plastic Recycling Factory in Metro Manila, which turns plastic wastes into durable school chairs
that could last up to 20 years. “We have a lot of plastic wastes here in Metro Manila. When disposed improperly, these result in clogging of our drainage and eventually cause flooding, spread of diseases, and many others. So we thought of processing these plastic wastes and come up into something useful. That is plastic | page 11
ZAMBOANGA City–– Six Marines, including an officer, died while nine others were wounded in a clash with suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits Saturday morning in Sulu, a military official said. Col. Rodrigo Gregorio, spokesman of the Armed Forces’ Western Mindanao Command (WestMinCom), disclosed the firefight broke out around
6:40 a.m. Saturday in Barangay Tugas, Patikul town. He said the clash broke out when the troops stumbled upon the suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits while conducting an operation to rescue kidnap victim Casilda Villarasa. Villarasa, 41, who is a medical technologist at the Integrated Provincial Health
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Policemen arrest 4 ‘wanted criminals’ By Zena Menioria Panaligan, Contributor
CAMP RAFAEL RODRIGUEZ, Butuan City––A 44-year old woman, who was facing a qualified theft case was arrested by personnel of the Bislig City Police Station. The suspect was a resident of Purok 2, Sitio
Sanyata, Brgy. San Roque, Bislig City, Surigao del Sur. She was arrested by virtue of a warrant of arrest issued by Judge Merlyn Pacaro-Cañedo of RTC Branch 29, 11th Judicial Region, Bislig City. arrest | page 11
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